Sr. Strategic Finance Analyst

About Quizlet

At Quizlet, our mission is to help every learner achieve their outcomes in the most effective and delightful way. Our $1B+ learning platform serves tens of millions of students every month, including two-thirds of U.S. high schoolers and half of U.S. college students, powering over 2 billion learning interactions monthly.

We blend cognitive science with machine learning to personalize and enhance the learning experience for students, professionals, and lifelong learners alike. We’re energized by the potential to power more learners through multiple approaches and various tools.

Join us to design and deliver AI-powered learning tools that scale across the world and unlock human potential.

The Strategic Finance team partners closely with Quizlet’s leadership to drive data-informed decision-making, smart investment, and long-term value creation. We operate as a lean, high-impact group that blends rigorous financial analysis with strong business judgment.

This role will report directly to the VP of Finance and work closely with leaders across Product, Marketing, and Business Development, supporting some of Quizlet’s most important growth and strategy initiatives.

We are looking for a Senior Strategic Finance Analyst to build and scale Quizlet’s core user and financial analytics. This is a highly collaborative role focused on understanding how users engage with our products, how those behaviors translate into revenue and retention, and how we should invest to drive long-term growth.

You will play a key role in refining and formalizing Quizlet’s user model, supporting forecasting, strategic planning, and cross-functional decision-making. The ideal candidate is analytically rigorous, curious about product and user behavior, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.

This role is highly visible and will directly impact how Quizlet allocates resources and evaluates growth opportunities.

We’re happy to share that this is an onsite position in our San Francisco office. To help foster team collaboration, we require that employees be in the office a minimum of three days per week
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Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday and as needed by your manager or the company. We believe that this working environment facilitates increased work efficiency, team partnership, and supports growth as an employee and organization.

• Build and refine Quizlet’s user model, including user cohorts, funnels, conversion, retention, and lifetime value
• Partner closely with Product, Marketing, and Business Development to understand performance drivers, test assumptions, and evaluate new initiatives
• Translate user-level dynamics into revenue and financial outcomes to support forecasting, planning, and investment decisions
• Own recurring reporting and variance analysis, ensuring key drivers, risks, and opportunities are clearly understood
• Develop clear, concise analyses and recommendations for senior leaders, turning complex data into actionable insights
• Build and maintain dashboards, queries, and analytical tools to explore data, enable self-serve analysis, and support decision-making across the business
• Identify opportunities to improve financial models, processes, and data infrastructure as the business scales

• 3–5+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, consulting, or investment banking, preferably in a high-growth technology or consumer internet company
• Exceptional financial modeling and analytical skills; comfort working with large datasets and user-level metrics
• Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills required; SQL or BI experience preferred
• Intellectual curiosity and a desire to understand the “why” behind the numbers
• Self-guided and proactive, with a strong sense of ownership and the ability to independently identify questions and drive insights that influence decisions
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with non-finance partners and senior stakeholders
• High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and comfort juggling multiple priorities

• Quizlet is an…